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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Tightrope Cyclist

By Michelle Ho

The prospect of dangling in midair fifty metres above a bustling street is just slightly daunting for a professional tightrope cyclist. “I can do this”, Sam said reassuringly to his inner self. He didn’t want to feel overwhelmed by the sudden whiff of capricious nausea as he peered over the edge of where he was about to perform his magnificent feat. After all, a faltering step is all he needs to have a taste of what it feels like to flirt with death.